WTA Statements and Position Papers

WTA STATEMENT ON CLONING

Monday, February 25, 2002

The WTA supports full reproductive rights to the use of cloning and other assistive technologies by competent adults after these have been demonstrated as safe and effective for human use. But we agree with the general scientific opinion and many bioethicists that animal studies have not yet demonstrated that cloning technologies are safe for human use. The use of cloning technology on humans at this stage of its development is highly unethical, and could significantly set back public acceptance of transhuman technologies. However, the WTA fully supports continued research into human ‘therapeutic cloning’ and animal cloning.

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